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The pre-launch schedule
Week 3 in pictures - The launch!
 
The schedule...
 
A hectic schedule for everyone involved...  
 
Preparation of the Foton-M3 spacecraft
Crammed full
 
The Foton-M3 scientific module crammed with all the experiments that will be run during the mission.
 
 
Foton-M3 hatch closure
Watch your fingers...
 
With the Foton full, the Russian technicians seal the module shut.
 
 
a full length shot of the Foton space craft
Standing tall
 
The full scale of the Foton module is impressive. Now that the experiments are loaded into the module, preparations begin to move foton into the Soyuz rocket.
 
 
Foton-M3 placed in the fairing
A temporary home
 
The Foton is lifted into the fairing which will sit on top of the Soyuz booster.
 
 
The bus that will take the team to the launch site
Road trip!
 
The team get ready to take the bus to the launch pad for the launch.
 
 
The view on the way to the launch site
The window seat
 
The view from the bus on the way to the launch. Now anticipation is really building...
 
 
The Soyuz being fuelled before being raised on the launch pad
Fill her up!
 
The Soyuz is fuelled for the last time as it sits on the transport train, ready to be lifted into the vertical.
 
 
Marco in front of the Soyuz being fuelled
Say cheese!
 
Marco takes the time to pictured with the rocket before the lift begins.
 
 
They slowly begin to lift the Soyuz rocket ready for launch
...this may take a while...
 
The slow and delicate lifting process begins...
 
 
Last update: 20 July 2009
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